1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine

MeSH ID: M0023172

DEFINITION: Synthetic phospholipid used in liposomes and lipid bilayers to study biological membranes. It is also a major constituent of PULMONARY SURFACTANTS.

Terms:

• 1,2 Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine [T043935]
• 1,2 Dihexadecyl sn Glycerophosphocholine [T043933]
• Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine [T043936]
• Dipalmitoyllecithin [T043938]
• Phosphatidylcholine, Dipalmitoyl [T043939]
• Dipalmitoylglycerophosphocholine [T043937]
• 1,2 Dipalmitoyl Glycerophosphocholine [T043934]

Descriptors:

• 1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine [D015060]

Semantic Types:

• Pharmacologic Substance [T121]
• Lipid [T119]

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